Garment hanger attachment



Nov. 5, 1935. H. KOLITZ 2,019,572

GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed March 9, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1935- H. KOLITZ 2,019,572

GARMENT HANGER ATTACHMENT Filed March 9, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I nventor KOZZ'ZZ Patented Nov. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to that field of invention including so-called coat hangers and has reference in particular to a novel hat and cap rack in the form of an attachment for garment 5- hangers of both the wooden and wire type.

Briefly described, the novelty has to do with the development and provision of a special rack in the form of an attachment which is characterized by an attaching bracket designed to be 1o secured to the garment hanger, a swingable fixture or arm pivotally connected with said attaching bracket, said arm being provided in turn with a retention unit especially designed to serve as a holder or retainer for caps and hats of both 15 the feminine and masculine variety, said attachment being unitarily referred to as a rack.

In carrying the invention into practice, I have adopted an assemblage of simple and economical parts which can be successfully correlated 20 to permit the device, as a whole, to serve in an eiiicient and dependable manner.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and drawings.

25 In the drawings:

Figure l is an elevational view showing a conventional wooden coat hanger with the improved hat rack or attachment secured thereto, the same being shown extending at right angles to the 30 coat hanger.

- Figure 2 is a side view, that is observing the arrangement depicted in Figure 1 in a direction from either left to right or right to left.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view emphasizing the 35 particular construction of the attaching bracket.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a cross section taken approximately on the plane of the line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the arrangement 40 shown in Figure 1.

Figure '7 is merely a perspective of the thumb nut and bolt fastening device.

Figure 8 is a perspective of the horizontally swingable carrier frame or arm.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the especially designed hat and cap accommodating device or rest.

Figure 10 is a view of a modification showing a special adapter device employed for connecting the hat rack with a garment hanger of the socalled wire type.

Figure 11 is a section on the line H--ll of Figure 10.

By way of introduction it is to be pointed out 55 that the invention is adaptable, as before indicated, to either the wooden or wire type coat hanger, therefore the principal parts of the hat rack are identical whether applied to either one or the other type of coat hanger. In the wire type however, it is necessary to use a special adapter device and this will be described separately. It is to be pointed out however, that in the figures, that is from 1 to 11 inclusive the parts of the hat rack are indicated by the same numbers or numerals. Thus in all of the figures shown I employ first an attaching bracket, this being denoted by the numeral l2. Referring to Figure 3, it will be seen that it comprises a wire structure which includes a pair of spaced parallel rods l3, these being connected together at their 15 opposite ends the connecting members including eyes l4 held in place by suitable fastening screws or the like I5. The cross pieces between the two rods l3 are arranged in vertically spaced points and include superposed aligned guides and retention eyes l6. By way of explanation at this point it is to be mentioned that the bracket l2 can be attached either to the wooden coat hanger A or the wire type coat hanger B shown in Figures 10 and 11. A special adapter device ll 15 is used when the invention is employed in connection with the wire coat hanger and this device will be later described.

I call attention now to the part denoted by the numeral l8. This comprises a triangular wire frame l9 and an elongated loop 20. The ends of the wire forming the so-called triangular portion and denoted by the numeral 2| are in effect trunnions and these are attached to the hinge forming eyes I6 on the bracket I2, the bracket in turn being secured to the coat hanger. This allows the frame ill toswing in a horizontal plane. The frame serves as a carrier or support for the special hat and cap retaining unit 22. This is also made of wire and is better shown in Figure 9. As indicated here it includes an upright or stem 23 having an eye 24 which is adjustably attached to the elongated loop 28 by way of the clamping bolt and nut device 25. The upper end of the upright is formed with a plurality of members 26, these being of open ring-like form to provide a multiplepart form or rest to safely accommodate the hat or cap which is designed to be hung thereon. In other words, these parts 26 are so made that they collectively serve to form a novel safety retainer so proportioned and fashioned as to not tear the most delicate types of material used in hats whether they be in the body or lining. It is evident that with this form shaped retaining unit 22, said unit can be adjust ed back and forth in the loop 20 or can be tilted or otherwise regulated in relation to the frame [8 to best suit the conditions encountered at the time.

Broadly then, it is evident that the hat rack is made up principally of three especially desighed and coordinated parts. That is the attaching bracket I2 whether it be of wire or not, the swingable frame or arm l8, and the adjustably attached hat retaining unit 22.

When using the invention in connection with a wire coat hanger as shown in Figures 10 and. 11, the adapter plate l! is employed. This may be of metal, wood, or other material and it is provided with screw threaded holes 21 to accommodate the attaching screws in the eyes I4. In addition the plate is fashioned to include a channel 28 to accommodate the customary coil 29 forming a part of the suspension hook 30. Then the portions 3| in the body or frame of the coat hanger are accommodated by similar short screws or channels 32 which are also in the form of indentations formed in the adapter plate. Or stated otherwise, the plate is constructed to permit the fastening screws to be attached thereto and to at the same time accommodate the existing or stop portion of the wire coat hanger through the instrumentality of the grooves 28 and 32.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates will be able to btain a clear understanding of the invention after considering the description in connection with the drawings. Therefore, a. more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as'new is:

1. In a structure of the class described, a multiple eye equipped attaching bracket, a frame including an arm hingedly attached to said bracket. said arm being formed at its outer end with an elongated 100p, and a hat retaining unit detach- 5 ably and adjustably secured in said loop.

2. In a structure of the class described, a multiple eye equipped attaching bracket, a frame of triangular-shape terminating in an elongated looped end portion pivotally mounted in said bracket, and an arcuate-shaped hat retaining unit slidably and pivotally mounted in said looped end.

3. A hat supporting unit comprising a stem having an eye formed on one end thereof in the nature of an elongated loop, and a pairv of elongated loops fixed to the stem one on each side of the first mentioned loop and diverging upwardly and outwardly therefrom.

HERMAN KOLITZ. a0 

